Table 1.

Patient population characteristics (n = 84).

Characteristic	n (%)
Mean age at surgery, years (SD)	51.6 (15.8)
Female	51 (60.7)
Bilateral surgery	38 (45.2)
PCNL procedure	51 (60.7)
URS procedure	50 (59.5)
Any Voided microorganism detected by Ctx	33 (39.3)
Any Stone microorganism detected by Ctx	27 (32.1)
Any Voided microorganism detected by NGS	66 (78.6)
Any Stone microorganism detected by NGS	40 (47.6)

Ctx, standard culture; NGS, next generation sequencing; PCNL, pecutaneous nephrolithotripsy; SD, standard deviation; Stone, renal stone; URS, ureteroscopy; Voided, voided bladder urine.